Sunday, February 3, 2019

News for February 4, 2019


We are delighted to highlight acts of kindness this coming week. A special thank you to Mrs. Lear, Mrs. Berry, Mrs. Lokey and our Brown School Student Council for organizing activities throughout the week and beyond that teach the power of kind acts. 


What a wild week of weather! We are ready for an engaging week of learning with our students. We've missed everyone!




This Week at Brown School

Feb 4      
WIDA Testing begins
Hearing/Vision re-screening


Feb 5 Play It Safe! presentations

Feb 6     Late start day

              Play It Safe! presentations

Feb 7     Play It Safe! presentations
             
Feb 8     Ice Skating with Buddies at Howard Ice Area

              Family Movie Night 6pm in the Brown School gym


Coming Up...

Feb 11   Screenagers Event at SJHS 6:30pm

Feb 13   Late Start Day

              Student Count Day

Feb 14    
First grade musical @ 6pm - please note date change
               Valentine's Day classroom parties 2:30- 3:45 p.m.
               DQ Night




School Lunch Menu Changes Due to last week's inclement weather days, our school lunch calendar has changed. Please click here to access February's revised calendar.


Pennies for Patients Continues
Brown School is participating in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Pennies for Patients program; a service-learning program that gives students the unique experience of working together to help raise awareness and funds in honor of thousands of children and adults fighting against blood cancers! Click here to see the story of Sam, a hero battling blood cancer.


We are asking that everyone (students, faculty, parents, alumni, etc.) at Brown School join in this effort of raising awareness and collecting funds to benefit the mission of LLS: to find cures for blood cancers and to improve the quality of life for patient and their families. WE NEED YOUR HELP!


Click this link for online donations. You will need to create account (if you select “log in with Google” it is pretty simple and straightforward). Then you can share the link with family and friends near and far, so they can donate too. You can also contribute by filling the collection box coins/dollars at home. Please send in collection boxes to school either when they are full or at the end of the campaign on Friday 2/8. Your child's classroom teacher will add your donation to the class collection box. There are even some fun incentives!





Thank you so much for supporting LLS and ’s participation in the Pennies program!
Click here for more information on Pennies for Patients or other LLS Student Series Programs.

Family Movie Night @ Brown School
Family Movie Night is back! Please dress in your comfortable clothes (a.k.a. pajamas), bring your pillows and blankets and get ready for some family fun in the Brown School gym. We will start the movie at 6:00 p.m.. Please check our Brown Elementary FB page this week to cast your family's vote for Friday night's movie selection. Snacks will be available for purchase. This is NOT a drop-off event.

Skating with Buddies
Our Y5-5th grade students will be traveling to Howard Ice
Arena this coming Friday, February 8th, to ice skate with their buddy classes. We are looking for parent volunteers to join us at the ice rink to help with lacing skate and balancing our little skaters. We are working hard to develop a schedule that will be share with you via School Messenger as soon as possible for your planning purposes. If interested in volunteering, please contact Sara Codde. All volunteers must have a completed Volunteer Consent form on file in our school office. Thank you for your help!
We are looking for parent volunteer to coordinate the annual summer trip to Michigan's Adventure. If you are interested, please contact our school office.





The registration deadline for Brown Elementary Culture Class has been extended due to school closures last week. The deadline is now TUESDAY FEBRUARY 5th. Sign up today!











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2019-20 Photo Contest
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